Boy alstan lippincott and edward fielder



R. A. LIPPINCOTT AND E. F. BILLS ON.

FASTENER FUR HINGED STRUCTURES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 22. I919. 7

Reissued. Jan. 20, 1920.

Edward (win-son.

UNITED STAT s PATENT OFFICE- ROY ALSTAN LIPPINCOTT AND EDWARD FIELDER BILLSON, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA,

AUSTRALIA. 4

FASTENER ron I-IINGED s'raucruansf Specification of Beissued Iietters Patent. I Reissued J an. 20, 1920.

Original No. 1,297,195, dated March 11, 1919, Serial No. 256,411, filed October 1, 1918. Application for reissue filed September 22, 1919. Serial No. 325,556.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROY ALSTAN Lrrrmco'r'r, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at 395 Collins street, Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, and EDWARD FIELDER BILLsoN, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, &c., residing at 395 Collins street, Melbourne, in the Stateof Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Hinged Structures; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

Our invention covers means for adjusting and fixing or fastening hinged structures such as casement windows especially those opening outward and fitted with a screen, shutter or other element through which part of the adjusting device extends to allow the window or the like to be opened or closed and held where desired without disturbing the screen, shutter, or other element. The said hinged strucure is herein after called the window, for brevity.

In the drawings herewith Figure 1 is a plan of one formof the casing of our fastener; Fig. 2, a horizontal section of that casing; Fig. 3 a side elevation of a casing and part of its rod and rod fixing means. Fig. 4 shows a sectional side elevation of our fastener relatively to a screen, but with part of its rod omitted. Fig. -5 is an end view of the fastener the left side of the casing being in section through the middle of the casing, and the right side in section through the right hand part of the casing in Fig. 3. The outer end of the rod is shown upwardly extended. Figs. 6 and 7 are on a smaller scale, and show our fastener in plan view withthe window in its closed, and in its open position respectively.

In these drawings A is a window, B a screen, and C indicates any window sill, or like bases to which the base plate of our fastener will be fixed. 1 is a hinge plate attached to window A, and 2 a hinge pin connecting plate 1 to the end of a fastener rod, bar, or tube-shown as rod 3- which passes through a casing 4.

The said casing is rotatable relatively to the base plate 5,

. an edge 6 vwhich is fixed as by screws 6 to form the which is screwed down or otherwise fixed to the sill or the like C. 5 are screw holes. The rod is provided in some cases with means by which to (especially when the window is closed) prevent undue projection of the rod into the room or so on, as it is found that a long horizontally projecting rod has many disadvantages. Thus the rod may be telescop1c,but we show by way of example a hinge or joint 3 in the rod. There may be a plurality of these hinges; as a result the rod end may be swung (for example upward) as at 3 in Fig. 5.

As one means ofmaking casing 4 rotatable we show the base plate 5 flanged inwardly at 5 to provide a keeper rim over of a plate or suitable member 6 sarily located with its aperture inclosing one side of the casing as shown. Casing 4 is apertured to have any suitable internal guide and bearing surface 7 for the rod 3, whereby as the window is opened or closed that rod slides through the aperture. The casing is provided with suitable means to fix the rod so that the window can be held in any desired position.

An an example a finger nut 8 is shown, engaging the shank 9 of a gripping member which is movable to fix rod 3 or to release it as required.

This gripping member is shown formed. as an eye 10 in Which rod 3 is a loose fit. The finger nut 8 (or a washer under it) bears on casing 4, and rotation of the nut raises the eye till the latter grips the rod tightly. 4" is a slot in casing 4 to allow of assembling the parts, and 4 is a hole for shank 9. If

. it is desired to have a fastening with which member 3 is pivotally connected.

Having described this invention what we tates that casing, which continuously keeps aperture B closed in obstruction B, contlguousiito the hinged structure to which claim Letters Patent for 1. Controlling means for swingin closures, comprising in combination a swinging closure and its casing, a-rod pivoted'tothe' gage the rod and thethreaded stem passing through the extension, and a lock nut engagin the threaded extension.

2. ontrolling means for swingin closures, comprising in combination a swinging closure and its casing a rod pivoted to the closure, a casting having an annular flange and an adjacent annular groove, a fixed .a-nnular' flangeon' the casing to engage in the annular groove to providea pivotal connectionifor the castin ,the casting having a cylindrical body portion and an extension through which the-Tod passes," and ineaiis carried bythe extension to lock tli'e'rod in adjusted position.

\ ROY ALSTAN LIPPINGOTT.

EDWARD'FIELDER BILLSON. 

